PRINTER'S NO. 2315
No. 179 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY FOX, HAYES, McHALE, NAHILL, PUNT, CAWLEY, SAURMAN,
RAYMOND, HERSHEY, BLACK, E. Z. TAYLOR, FLICK, REBER, HAGARTY,
HASAY, O'BRIEN, STAIRS, FISCHER, BOWSER, POTT, PHILLIPS,
GEIST, WILSON, KENNEY, ROBBINS, BUNT, MARKOSEK, McCLATCHY,
LAUGHLIN, KUKOVICH, GANNON, J. TAYLOR, PERZEL, DOMBROWSKI,
TIGUE AND RYAN, OCTOBER 16, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, OCTOBER 21, 1985
A RESOLUTION
1 Commending the United States Navy personnel who intercepted and
2 forced down the plane carrying Palestinian terrorists.
3 WHEREAS, The Italian ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by
4 Palestinian terrorists on October 7, 1985, while cruising in the
5 Mediterranean Sea; and
6 WHEREAS, About a dozen United States citizens were aboard the
7 ship at the time of the takeover, and these persons were singled
8 out from other passengers, threatened with death and mistreated,
9 at least one American was brutally murdered; and
10 WHEREAS, An agreement was negotiated for the hijackers to
11 leave the ship and reach safety through Egypt; and
12 WHEREAS, As the four hijackers were flying from Egypt,
13 heading for Tunisia, their plane was intercepted by United
14 States F-14 jet fighter planes from the carrier Saratoga and
15 forced to land in Sicily, where the hijackers were taken into
16 custody; and
1 WHEREAS, The efficiency with which this mission was carried
2 out brings pride to the American people and sends a strong
3 message to terrorists that we have the resolve and ability to
4 bring terrorists to justice; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commend the Navy
6 pilots and the crew of the carrier Saratoga for their successful
7 mission in apprehending the Palestinian terrorists; and be it
8 further
9 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be sent to the
10 Secretary of the Navy for transmission to the officers and men
11 of the carrier Saratoga.
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